Courtland Canal: Irvingtonian, Kansas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
? Minytrema sp.
Notropes sp.
multiple forms
Semotilus cf. atromaculatus
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Valvatidae
Valvata tricarinata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Gyraulus parvus
Ferrissia rivularis
Helisoma anceps
Helisoma trivolvis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae
Physa sp. Draparnaud 1801
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Gastrocoptidae
Gastrocopta armifera
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Valloniidae
Vallonia gracilicosta
Vallonia pulchella
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Agriolimacidae
Deroceras aenigma Leonard 1950
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Zonitidae
Zonitoides arboreus
Hawaiia minuscula
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicodiscidae
Helicodiscus parallelus
Gastropoda - Discidae
Discus cronkhitei
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Pisidium compressum
Sphaerium simile
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bufonidae
Bufo hemiophrys
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana catesbiana
Rana pipiens Schreber 1782
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Spermophilus cf. richardsonii (Sabine 1822)
recombined as Urocitellus richardsonii
Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys sp. Rafinesque 1817
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoroides cf. ohioensis Foster 1838
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Synaptomys meltoni Paulson 1961
(1 measurement)
    = Mictomys cf. meltoni Paulson 1961
Alroy 2002
Ondatra annectens (Brown 1908)
(1 measurement)
cf. Allophaiomys sp. Kormos 1932
Mammalia - Soricidae
Blarina sp. Gray 1838
Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Tayassuidae
Platygonus cf. vetus Leidy 1882
Mammalia - Camelidae
Titanotylopus sp. Barbour and Schultz 1934
    = Camelidae indet. Gray 1821
Alroy 2002
- could be Gigantocamelus
Mammalia - Bovidae
Soergelia cf. mayfieldi (Troxell 1915)
Mammalia - Antilocapridae
Antilocapridae indet. Gray 1866
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutra canadensis (Schreber 1776)
    = Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776
Alroy 2002
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canis cf. latrans Say 1823
(1 measurement)
Mammalia - Mylodontidae
Glossotherium harlani (Owen 1840)
    = ? Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840
Alroy 2002
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Chrysemys scripta
Chrysemys picta (Schneider 1783)
Reptilia - Crotalidae
Agkistrodon contortix
nomen dubium belonging to Crocopoda
Reptilia - Colubridae
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus 1758)
Thamnophis proximus
Thamnophis radix
Thamnophis sirtalis Linnaeus
Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard 1852
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
size of Capella gallinago
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Turdidae
cf. Turdinae indet. (Rafinesque 1815)
original and current combination Turdidae
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758
size of A. discors
cf. Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758
Anserinae indet. Vigors 1825
Reptilia - Phasianidae
cf. Tympanuchus sp. Gloger 1841
Actinopteri - Centrarchiformes - Centrarchidae
Lepomis cf. humilis
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ictaluridae
Ictalurus melas
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Kansas County:Jewell
Coordinates: 39.8° North, 98.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.8° North, 97.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Irvingtonian
Age range of interval:1.80000 - 0.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Metadata
Database number:20293
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:J. Alroy
Research group:vertebrate
Created:1993-02-18 00:00:00 Last modified:2002-06-03 03:27:44
Access level:the public Released:1993-02-18 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

1462. R. Eshelman and M. Hager. 1984. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 8 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

6294 J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari]